Review and update of the 2004 National List of threatened terrestrial fauna of the Philippines
2018
Gonzalez, J.C.T. | Layusa, C.A.A. | Afuang, L.E. | Duya, M.R.M. | Heaney, L.R. | Bolete, D.S. | Tabaranza, D.G.E. | Española, C.P. | de Ven, W.A.C. | Diesmos, A.C. | Causaren, R.M. | Diesmos, M.L.L. | Lagat, R.T. | Realubit, N.D.C. | Sy, E.Y. | Lit, I.L.Jr. | Naredo, J.C.B. | Lastica-Tennura, E.A. | Pasicolan, S.A. | Tagtag, A.M. | De Leon, J.L. | Lim, T.M.S. | Ong, P.S.
In 2004, the Philippines' Department of Environment and Natural Resources issued the National List of Threatened Fauna Species. Between 2015 and 2017, this was reviewed by assessing 1994 taxa, including 57 mammals, 663 birds, 355 reptiles, 115 amphibians, and 784 invertebrates, using the threatened categories specified in the 2001 Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act. Another group evaluated the initial assessment if the criteria were properly applied and the taxa were assigned to their appropriate categories. Fifty-five percent or 1105 species were place under four threatened categories: Critical Endangered (CR)-60; Endangered (EN)-61; Vulnerable (VU)-439; Other Threatened Species (OTS)-545. For the first time, invertebrates were included in the assessment and accounted for nearly 70% of species listed. Among the vertebrates, an increase in the number of taxa in all categories was notable and most pronounced in birds in all threatened categories. For reptiles, the number doubled but half of these were under OTS. For amphibians, the increase was due to species classified under CR and OTS. For mammals, the number of threatened species also increased except under VU. The number of threatened endemic species increased to 168 species, representing 15% of all threatened taxa.
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